Thamizhachi Thangapandian

Thamizhachi Thangapandian, also known as Sumathy, is an Indian Tamil poet, lyricist, orator, politician and writer. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India, from Chennai South constituency in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She worked as a lecturer in English at Queen Mary's College, Chennai before entering politics.

Tamil

 * Manvasam
 * Enjottu Penn
 * Uravukal 
 * Vanapechi (poems)
 * Pecharavam Ketilaiyo
 * Manjanathi
 * Naveenathuvathai Kamban
 * Katru Konarntha Kadithangal, Kalamum Kavithaiyum, Soll Thodum Thoram, Pampadam
 * Aruhan
 * Mayileragu Manasu
 * Avalukku Veyil Endru Peyar
 * Poonaigal Sorgathirku Selvathillai
 * Chottangal (2015)
 * Muttu Veedu (2015)

English

 * Island to Island: the Voice of Sri Lankan Australian Playwright, Ernest Thalayasingham Macintyre (2013)
 * Internal Colloquies, translation by C.T. Indra of selected poems from Vanapechi by Thamizhachi Thangapandian (2019)

As a dialogue writer
Thangapandian wrote the dialogue for the movie Paris Paris.

Political career
She is one of the prominent woman leaders and orators in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. She contested in Indian general election, 2019 from Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency). Elected as Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha.